Curb-shaping tool.



B. OLSON.

CURB SHAPING TOOL. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1912.

1,035,037. Patented Aug. 6,1912.

1 PATENT @FFTCE.

EMII. OLSON, or ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

CURB-SHAPING TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au g. 6, 1912.

Application filed March 11, 1912. Serial No. 682,917.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that 1, EMIL OLsoN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Curb- Shaping Tools; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to curb shaping tools, and has for itspurpose to provide a device of that character embodying separablesections to the end that the same is adapted for shaping curbs ofdifier- :;';t978t 31, dated December 13, 1910, and on which inventionthe present construction is submitted as an improvement.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification in which like numerals designate like parts in all theviews :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tool complete; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional View thereof; and Fig. 3 is a transversesectional view of the same.

Referring to the construction in detail, the tool consists in a mainsection 1 and a relatively smaller section 2 that is detach- .ablysecured thereto through the medium of continuous curved surface 8 forshaping the edge of the curb, as will be understood. in

like manner, the main section '1. is constructed with a relativelydeeper and depending flange 9, which also provides with the workingsurface 6 a rounded face 10 covering a greater area and of morepronounced contour than the curved face 8. Both ends 2 of the tool areflared upwardly and outwardly as in the case of the above identifiedconstruction and for the same purpose'therein stated.

The main section 1 is formed with a laterally disposed flange 11 which,with the depending flange 9, forms a squared corner 12 that provides aguiding element for the tool. Said guiding element is adapted to bearagainst the inner face and top edge of the woodwork, or form which isused on the side of the curbing to hold the material while it is in aplastic state. With this arrangement, the tool may be held steady whileit is being manipulated, and there is the further advantage that theheight of the curb will be uniform throughout, as will be readilyunderstood.

As above stated, it is a further purpose-of the invention to providemeans for holding the material on the tool and delivering the samethrough the manipulations thereof, and to accomplish which it isproposed that the tool carry a suitable hopper. Said hopper isconstructed of sections 13 and 14 of sheet metal or other suitablematerial. The hopper sections 13 and 14 are secured by bolts 17 to thefacing sections 1 and 2 through the medium of alining flanges 15 and 16with which the tool sections are provided.

The end plates 18 and 19 of the hopper sections are adapted to overlapin substantially that manner indicated in Fig. 1, whereby the hopper maybe adjusted to suit the gage of the curb forming tool, and theadjustment thereof is made secure through the medium of slot and boltconnections 20 and 21..

A suitable handle 22 is secured to the hopper tlrrough the medium ofbars 23 that are attached to one of the end plates 18 of the section 13,and in order that the adjustment of the parts 13 and 14 may not beaffected thereby, the end plates 19 of the section 14 are suitablyslotted as at 24: to receive said bars 23.

it is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details ofconstruction and m'rangon'lont of parts without departing from thespirit of my invention, and therefore, l do not wish to be limited tosuch features except as may be required by the claims.

What I claim is 1. A curb shaping tool comprising separable andreplaceable sections having smoothing portions and recessed to providean opening in the top thereof, and having alining flanges surroundingsaid opening; and a hopper secured to said flanges and adapted todeliver material through said opening,

' said hopper comprising separable and ad justable sections,substantially as described.

2. A curb shaping tool comprising separable and replaceable sectionshaving smoothing portions and recessed to provide an openingin the topthereof and having alining flanges surrounding said opening; a hopperconstructed of separable sections detachably secured to said flanges andadapted. to deliver material through said opening; one of said hoppersections provided with slots, bolts carried by the other hopper sectionpassing through said slots and providing means for securing said hoppersections in different adjusted positions; and a handle secured to one ofthe hopper sections, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

EMIL OLSON.

Witnesses:

F. M. BE TRAND, A. P. SMITH.

